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California Farmers Turn Sugar Beets Into Energy
By Lesley McClurg Posted January 22nd, 2015 by Capital Public Radio Struggling sugar beet farmers in the San Joaquin Valley are turning their crop into energy instead of sweetener. A cooperative of nine sugar beet farmers just opened a demonstration biorefinery south of Fresno. They’re called “energy beets.” They look like a red table beet, but they’re … Read More